Objective To describe stress symptoms among adolescents before and after idiopathicscoliosis surgery and to explore correlations with postoperative pain. Methods A cohort of 28 adolescentpatients aged 13-18 with idiopathic scoliosis. The Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children- Alternativeversion, Youth Self- Report(YSR) and Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia forchildren 12-18 were used to assess the adolesents′ experiences before surgery and at six to eight monthsafter surgery. The Visual Analogue Scale was used for self- report of postoperative pain on day three.Results Rates of anxiety/depression of YSR and internalising behaviour were significantly higher beforesurgery than six months after (P=0.05). The level of stress symptoms was positively correlated withpostoperative pain on day three. The level of pain were correlated with preoperative anger, social problemsand attention problems(P=0.02, 0.01, 0.05). Conclusions The results of this study indicate a need forinterventions to reduce perioperative stress and postoperative pain to improve the quality of nursing care.Relevance to clinical practice. Attention to preoperative stress and implementation of interventions todecrease stress symptoms could ameliorate the perioperative process by reducing levels of postoperativepain, anxiety, social and attention problems in the recovery period.

Objective To observe the changes of the endothelium-dependent vasodilatation(EDF)and serum vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)in the patients with impaired glucose tolerance(IGT)and type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM).Methods 30 IGT patients,30 type 2 DM patients and 33 normal subjects were divided into3 groups. Fasting glucose(FPG),fasting insulin(FINS),serum superoxide dismutase(SOD),maleie. dialdehyde(MDA)and VEGF were measured after 12 hours overnight fast. Oral 75g glucose tolerance test(OGTT)was performed. The inner diameter of braehial artery was assessed by a high resolution ultrasound system before and after reactive hyperemia. EDF was calculated as the percent change in brachial artery diameter 1 minute after reactive hyperemia compared with baseline. Results In the IGT group and DM group, EDF was significantly lower than that in NGT group(both P＜0.01),and EDF in the DM group was significantly lower than that in the IGT group(P＜0.01).SOD in the IGT group and DM group were significantly lower than that in the NGT group(both P＜0.01),but MDA in reverse(both P＜0.01).Compared with the IGT group, SOD in DM group was significantly lower(P＜0.01),but MDA was significantly higher(P＜0.01).VEGF was progressively increased in the NGT,IGT, DM groups. The difference between the two groups was significant(both P＜0.01).Stepwise regression analysis showed that EDF was positively related to SOD(r=0.418,P＜0.01,n=93),and negatively related to HOMA-IR and VEGF(r=-0.553,-0.221,both P＜0.01,n=93).VEGF was negatively related to SOD(r=-0.552,P＜0.01,n=93).Conclusion EDF is impaired in IGT patients while the impairment in DM patients becomes more marked. Insulin resistance, VEGF,SOD and MDA are closely related to the impairment of EDF in IGT and type 2 DM.

Objective To evaluate the influence of social medical insurance treatment policy for specific chronic diseases on medication compliance in patients with primary hypertension in Guangzhou. Methods Questionnaire investigation was adopted to evaluate 219 patients with primary hy-pertension about medication compliance and relevant factors. Results Statistical analysis showed that the patients who enjoyed the policy were better than before in the medication compliance, the treatment satis-faction, the situation of discussing treatment projects with doctors. Conclusions "Treatment policy" facilitates improvement of medication compliance in padents with primary hypertension.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the susceptibility of Enterococcus faecalis and E.faecium isolated from system and urinary tract infected patients and provide data for anti-infection therapy.METHODS The susceptibility(MIC) of 249 Enterococcus strains was tested by agar dilution method.RESULTS All 249 strains of Enterococcus(117 strains of E.faecalis and 132 strains of E.faecium) were isolated from urinary tract or systemic infection patients.The isolated rate of E.faecalis(68.4%) was higher than that of E.faecium(50.0%) in urinary tract isolates.Meanwhile,the isolated rate of E.faecium(50.0%) was obviously higher than that of E.faecalis(31.6%) in systemic infection isolates.The drug susceptibility rate of E.faecalis was higher than that of E.faecium to gatifloxacin,ciprofloxacin,penicillin,ampicillin and high-level gentamicin but lower for minocycline.All Enterococcus were susceptible to vancomycin,teicoplanin and linezolid.They were almost 100.0% resistant to erythromycin.The susceptibility rate of E.faecalis(39.5%)was higher than E.f aecium(15.3%) to high-level gentamicin.The susceptibility rate of E.faecalis isolated from blood was higher than the strains isolated from urinary tract to all antibiotics.E.faecium isolated form blood was almost 100% resistant to gatifloxacin,ciprofloxacin,penicillin,ampicillin and erythromycin.CONCLUSIONS The drug susceptibility of E.faecalis and E.faecium which cause systemic and urinary tract infection is different.The available therapy project should be selected based on the resistance character.At present,vancomycin,teicoplanin and linezolid are the best choice for treatment against the infection caused by Enterococcus.

Objective:To investigate the changes and clinical significance of gastrin 17 (G-17) in patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN).Methods:One hundred and twenty-four DN patients admitted to Hefei Second People′s Hospital from July 2018 to December 2020 were selected as the DN group, and divided into Ⅰ-Ⅱstage subgroup (68 cases) and Ⅲ-Ⅴ stage subgroup (56 cases) according to the stage of DN.Inaddition, 100 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) patients without DN were selected as the T2DM group, and 100 healthy subjects who examined during the same period were selected as the control group. The levels of G-17, serum creatinine (SCr), evaluated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and other index in each group were detected. The normal level of G-17 was 1-7 pmol/L. G-17>7 pmol/L and ≤ 15 pmol/L was as marginal rising, and G-17>15 pmol/L was as rising.Results:The marginal rising rate of G-17 in the DN group was higher than that in the T2DM group: 43.5%(54/124) vs. 23.0%(23/100); the rising rate of G-17 in the DN group was higher than that in the T2DM group and the control group: 21.0%(26/124) vs. 7.0%(7/100), 4.0%(4/100), and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). The marginal rising rate and rising rate of G-17 in Ⅲ-Ⅴstage subgroup were both higher than those in the Ⅰ-Ⅱ stage subgroup and the T2DM group: 58.9%(33/56) vs. 30.9%(21/68), 23.0%(23/100); 32.1%(18/56) vs. 11.8%(8/68), 7.0%(7/100), and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). The marginal rising rate and rising rate of G-17 in DN patients with a disease course of ≥3 years was higher than that in patients with a disease course of <3 years and the T2DM group: 53.0%(44/83) vs. 24.4%(10/41), 23.0%(23/100); 27.7%(23/83) vs. 7.3%(3/41), 7.0%(7/100), and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that G-17 was positively correlated with SCr ( r = 0.367, P<0.001) and negatively correlated with eGFR ( r = -0.619, P<0.001) in DN patients. Conclusions:The level of G-17 in ND patients is significantly increased, which is closely related to DN staging and can provide an auxiliary indicator for screening renal function in patients with T2DM.

OBJECTIVETo detect JAK2 V617F mutation burden and its clinical implications in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN).

METHODSJAK2 V617F mutation burden were detected by using MGB Taqman probes and its clinical significance were retrospectively studied in 415 MPN patients.

RESULTSJAK2 V617F was found in 56.9% of all patients [83.5% in polycythemia vera (PV), 55.9% in essential thrombocythemia (ET), 41.9% in primary myelofibrosis (PMF) and 64.7% in MPN-unclassifiable)]. The majority of patients carried heterozygous JAK2 V617F mutation and homozygote was found only in 12 cases (4 in PV, 4 in MPN-U, 2 in PMF, 1 in ET, and 1 in chronic neutrophilic leukemia). Most patients (68.8%) were lower mutation burden (mutation burden<50%), but PV had the highest burden, the moderate burden in PMF and the least in ET. The patient's age and WBC count were significantly correlated with higher mutation burden in PV. WBC count was significantly related to higher mutation burden in ET. WBC count, Hb level and the platelet count were significantly related to higher mutation burden in PMF.

CONCLUSIONThe mutation burden of JAK2 V617F from high to low was PV, ET and PMF. The majority of JAK2 V617F mutation was heterozygous. JAK2 V617F mutation burden was positively correlated with age, WBC, Hb and platelet counts.

Homozygote ; Humans ; Janus Kinase 2 ; Leukocyte Count ; Mutation ; Myeloproliferative Disorders ; Platelet Count ; Polycythemia Vera ; Retrospective Studies ; Thrombocythemia, Essential